Oxford Democrat., 1887-10-18
BRIEFS IN POULTRY RAISING.

lCountry tsentlemanl
Women ard chii'rsn eugAgv successfully
In p0uliry raisinxs this lndusiry neet not
b. Ttsfictsd "a those uslug on farms bat
little Csyitzl T. rQalrvi. srd The income
bsgins slclo-i ~ svon a. ths iuvssinvut IL
made.
The exsremsbt % ths fowls l. no small
Item of the iucoms. Ia fcftlliElug proper
tiss. poultry msnurc l. very nke gusno.
lls Who has a berry patch 90 garden on q
dover bec. for par, OF AL 90 this m,nure
sill aad probable home market, While
Il may b. sold q. good ngurss % mArkc,
gardsnsrs-
~ you desire eggs. and eggs only, nan
hers, not slrs, SELECT HAmUurgs or Leg
horns m you want non slitsrs that Will
lay good sired eggs. choose Iloudsnr,
Back spanish Or Ia Fleche. ifyon want
winter Layers or fosls to ssll dressed Tor
he fall Or winter market. take brshmas,
Coehins. I.augshsn-. or plymouth Rocks.
! If you want chicks for early spring market
select Plymouth Rocks, Dominiqass or
wyandcitss.
Cse uone but pare brcd cocks e., the
bet hsus yOa can get for market prices.
Keep each year me bsst of the hlghest-href
pallets. ssllug al Others. tnd you will
soon hAveA f1ck a. gooi A. pgfs orvds,
and A. little cost
The rurs nus, BE- dry. We, Zee, make
Bifiy sick. Asoathern slope isdeslraole.
TIE house should have ssoaiheru ex.
no.ure. b. sheltered from Siuis, rOomY.
warm. ugated. ventilated. The uaisrtai
/. imnafsridi straw L. good. ThrVe
.qasre fret 0i door room PIT fowl l. uons
80 much norta of vlrginis, ant thsrs
should b. shei ~ large A. ,tc1 hoase.
on tie souih side. for the fowls % scratch
uudsr. Low fowl houses sre Nuisance.
Artificial hea, can rot ot Recommended.
Gia.s windows protected ny wire netting
Cor nghi, holes Al Highest Point. % roof,
.urmouriei ~ cupo'As. f1r ventilation
n1ut make The psTche- near tae n1or,
shsfhrr TIE fowls he large or snail Have
board upon which CisAts ar nailed every
few lnchs- - reach from tae rDur ~ The
gsrchss Have the board long snoagh -
make the inciiue sAsy Thsrc shoald -
pA.sae, Nay through The ccutsr 20 The
bgllalus-uo roosi. shove ~. asiie plat.
form Al each eide 90 eaten TIE drupplug-,
Under The platform tAc nests Opening iuto
The passsgcvsy.
A dusiirg boz l. indispensable. fll
slth to psfts road dusi to oae oi PSfiest'
IN ar wood or coal ashc-. aud = very no.
n. su,ptur ard carbonc powder. fasisu
IL lnClcs fr1n the nlOr q smAl box haV.
Ing two c1mpsTtmsuts. one containing
crushed oyster shsll og ground bonc, AID
TIE other charcoal
Dout fs-i on The door. fcSi 10 shal-
ios boxes of troaghs. for drinking 'e--
ssis oonmou gltfd milk crooks ar TIE
hest.
UnAmlted range l. NO; bcs', while con-
fnemsnt In a snail ara IL positively huri'
fal Not more than fny fowls should ne
ksp. In any ruc.osure; Nni for THIS puu-
her ths proper space ls one half scrc-oue-
haif of Il occupied by The fowls alternate
years. spade up each week turire TIE
sarner enough % the ysni . give he
fowls frssh earth - scratch In foWis
must have grcsu food ircst prosiicd ~
havlrg tso patches aud giving The fowls
~. range o. each patch alternate wesks.
Light fcrccs are oesi, bone II better
than sire and lsih woven t1gstheT'
Sharpeu TIE upper eni % The lAia. CON.
mnr board frucc cAa BE- mAic fowl proof
by nalliug lAiAs against The boards and pro
iectlue foot Ah0vc them, ant shArpeuing
ths npper ends of The laths. some move.
able fence sll prove vsry convenient.
There must De- shade Ia TIE yards
ho,h ,rrcs aui bushes. Tre~s make The
better .hsde. bui oashss fur .ish protection
fron hawks Set carrsni. guo-sbcrry,
rasphsrry ara hiackhcfry busaes arogud
The fuces the fruit wil De trvAi ~ TIE
f1uls. Tae p!um ire doss beet In TIE
poultry yari. ant lis fruii yoa may eul1y.
rhrow woof OF coal ashes unicfreAih ine
! -. A So. N.anaaIRUaIIV
Win vide range Ani good forage, fowls
slil 90 vel iu summer on tso scAai meals
prr tay-scrsps from The klichen wet with
bouiue ws,sr Ani iaicksusi with bfan. ln
The moruings little corn, oats, or NaeAi
Al uigh, When fowls afc cotnaed.
though TIE runs BE- guite large. ihsy must
h.v. more fSoi and greater variety oi u.
They mgsi have meat or MIX Tor o1e
thing.
IN ui1,sr. there mgst be warn break
f,st. .,v boiled vegetables mixed with corn
meai. cat meal. bran or rshorts-somsilmes
ons. sgain another not sloppy, oat -
.ors.f. - yuu WUud your Osu food, Win
..it ana p~uper. For dinner. give = few
hastfals cfsutfower Aud buckShsai Seeds
.c,,tsrst sinoug The liisr In The shed
whsrr ne f1wl- exercise. fOr supper
,l,. Al A. grain of some kini that The
flwis will AT Up clean. Drink, MIA OF
meat. and green food must oe given dAiiy'
TIE fr,shtsi sg-s afe lie hest i'i hAieh'
lns ana those frun the second layins are
rsttsr ,han those from The n'st To To-
surr fsruliy Of eggs, tae fowls nasi hA'v
e1rrcise. green fsot, sni ne cocks and
heu. bc together or ~ leAsi week pre-
vioss One vigorous cock - every hiIeen
or twenty hsu. istnouga tor the Ply ymouth
Rocks. DOnn.qats. wyandoiies. And TIE
pop..lttius nfe-ds. when they have ire
rsus.s when c1uaned. Increase the naui-
- ~ cock. ~ oss-third. for The A.is.
nc breeds there shc1ld oc one taird more
cocks. JOHN ~. otA"1'